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Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Bloomfield, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 7, 2023

1,302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $275.73/cwt +21.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,721/hd at 624 lb · 148 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $225.48/cwt +17.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,959/hd at 869 lb · 101 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $296.08/cwt +35.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,569/hd at 530 lb · 84 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,302 1,924 1,025
Feeder cattle 1,302 1,924 1,025

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate with several load lots.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,095 +24.50
390 390 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 +22.77
422–443 433 19 290.00–319.00 $304.46 $1,318 +38.35
466–498 478 32 308.00–320.00 $313.41 $1,498 +39.88
500–540 unweaned 528 10 255.00–277.00 $261.25 $1,379 +28.48
510–541 530 74 280.00–305.00 $300.79 $1,594 +30.86
563–586 575 31 265.00–297.00 $281.04 $1,616 +17.05
585 unweaned 585 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,498
602–643 624 148 255.00–285.50 $275.73 $1,721 +21.42
665 665 9 239.50 $239.50 $1,593 +17.20
725–730 727 33 236.00–254.00 $245.24 $1,783 +36.44
772 772 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,745 +12.02
819 819 68 231.25 $231.25 $1,894 +21.35
853–879 869 101 223.00–227.00 $225.48 $1,959 +17.98
937 937 61 221.75 $221.75 $2,078
976 976 62 214.75 $214.75 $2,096
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–495 475 11 250.00–275.00 $260.79 $1,239 +10.79
515 515 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,339 +31.48
596 596 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,424 +16.50
600–635 618 6 230.00–250.00 $240.28 $1,485
652 652 17 235.50 $235.50 $1,535
701 701 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,451
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 3 174.00 $174.00 $2,018

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–338 335 11 280.00–285.00 $283.21 $949 -6.79
371 371 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,076 +27.91
430–441 433 21 257.50–287.00 $276.98 $1,199 +35.39
456–488 476 47 257.50–277.00 $267.75 $1,274 +28.41
494 unweaned 494 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,215
503–526 unweaned 511 17 242.00–248.50 $246.14 $1,258 +20.14
500–545 515 60 245.00–268.00 $256.92 $1,323 +23.64
550–585 572 48 230.00–249.00 $243.12 $1,391 +17.29
600–645 614 61 230.50–237.00 $234.85 $1,442 +8.13
658–676 668 46 217.00–229.75 $224.86 $1,502 +5.42
712–748 728 47 207.00–219.75 $217.78 $1,585 +3.21
850 850 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,572 +35.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 235.00 $235.00 $764
386 unweaned 386 4 225.00 $225.00 $868
393 393 4 235.00 $235.00 $924
469 469 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,149
500 500 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,100
604 604 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,293 +22.77
684–690 688 13 187.50–195.00 $192.13 $1,322 +42.13
771 771 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,349

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 unweaned 667 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,281
867 867 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,457

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.